one fish being chased by the others, help

In my tank (55g) I have these fish and a pleco...

Iodotropheus Spengerea (a little baby Rusty)
Labidochromis Exasperatus (my most expensive fish at 9 dollars)
Nimbochromis Venustus (I think he will get big)
Pseudoropheus Acei (the boss of my tank)
Pseudoropheus Kennyi (just a normal fish)

Is seems that everyone chase the little baby rusty fish... is this because
the rusty is a female, or is it because the rusty is the smallest fish in
the tank? I do move the rocks around trying to get the rusty hiding spots,
but whenever the rusty pops out to say 'hello', all the other fish go around
s/he.

Help

Was the Rusty the latest fish introduced to your tank ? If
so it Just might be the new kid in the tank syndrome.
Lee Crossley

no, expect for the Labidochromis Exasperatus (10 days from the store), I got
them all together... they are all 2 weeks from the aquarium shoppe... also,
during feeding time, Rusty seems to be able to get the food well enough...


"Lee Crossley" wrote in message
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Was the Rusty the latest fish introduced to your tank ? If
so it Just might be the new kid in the tank syndrome.
Lee Crossley

Competition for food will create a natural heirarchy of who goes first, who
gets the most.... and indeed, if it's the smaller, it will be recognized as
a competitor by another cichlid and be kept in check by the boss, then by
the next one, and so on...

i've had the competition problem and it was solved by feeding on seperate
ends of the tank, or called target feedings... Using one food to distract
another fish to feed a specific fish....


"JEFFREY STREET" wrote in message
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In my tank (55g) I have these fish and a pleco...

Iodotropheus Spengerea (a little baby Rusty)
Labidochromis Exasperatus (my most expensive fish at 9 dollars)
Nimbochromis Venustus (I think he will get big)
Pseudoropheus Acei (the boss of my tank)
Pseudoropheus Kennyi (just a normal fish)

Is seems that everyone chase the little baby rusty fish... is this because
the rusty is a female, or is it because the rusty is the smallest fish in
the tank? I do move the rocks around trying to get the rusty hiding
spots,
but whenever the rusty pops out to say 'hello', all the other fish go
around
s/he.

Help

In my case, when these things happen, I cannot do much.
I only have one aquqrium. African cichlids will eventually eat
the weak one, so again they have plenty of food to eat without
my intervention. And I have more chance to go shopping for a
replacement killer.. -- remember there was a movie with chow yun fat?
That is life...



"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message ...
Competition for food will create a natural heirarchy of who goes first, who
gets the most.... and indeed, if it's the smaller, it will be recognized as
a competitor by another cichlid and be kept in check by the boss, then by
the next one, and so on...

i've had the competition problem and it was solved by feeding on seperate
ends of the tank, or called target feedings... Using one food to distract
another fish to feed a specific fish....


"JEFFREY STREET" wrote in message
.net...
In my tank (55g) I have these fish and a pleco...

Iodotropheus Spengerea (a little baby Rusty)
Labidochromis Exasperatus (my most expensive fish at 9 dollars)
Nimbochromis Venustus (I think he will get big)
Pseudoropheus Acei (the boss of my tank)
Pseudoropheus Kennyi (just a normal fish)

Is seems that everyone chase the little baby rusty fish... is this because
the rusty is a female, or is it because the rusty is the smallest fish in
the tank? I do move the rocks around trying to get the rusty hiding
spots,
but whenever the rusty pops out to say 'hello', all the other fish go
around
s/he.

Help